Accent on Security
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THREE security vehicles—two with bodywork by Glover, Webb and Liversidge Ltd.—were the main features of the International Security Exhibition which was held from Monday to Thursday of this week at the Royal Horticultural Society's New Hall in London. The exhibition was the second of its type to be organized by Security Gazette and besides the security vehicles, exhibits of interest included vehiclesecurity devices as well as safes, burglar alarms and fire-protection equipment.
Glover. Webb and Liversidge showed on its own stand an example of the latest Safe-E-Guard body on a Commer WalkThru chassis. The vehicle was in the livery of Security Express Ltd.. who will use it on hire from Charles Rickard Ltd. The main feature of this bodywork is the operation of the doors without the use of keys. The rear portion of the body is divided off by a bulkhead, the top half of which is of steel mesh, and the single door in it is closed by a compressed air servo. The side doors, giving access to the driver's and passenger seats arc also air-operated, and controls for all three doors are located behind the bulkhead. The bulkhead door cannot be opened while the side doors are open and vice versa.
This system of door operation is also incorporated in the security body on a forward-control Land-Rover 30-cwt. chassis shown by Factoryguards Ltd. This vehicle was built for Charles Rickard Ltd. by Glover, Webb and Liversidge and will be used by Factoryguards on hire. An extra item of equipment on the vehicle is drop-down steel shields which can be lowered to cover the windscreen and side windows, the shutter on the driver's side having an aperture in it.
An item of equipment for security vehicles which was also shown by Glover, Webb and Liversidge on its own stand was the Money-f-Matic Transfer Hatch. This has been developed so that money and so on can be loaded and unloaded safely and quickly without a door needing to be opened. The transfer hatch was shown fitted in a section of security body which illustrated the general construction used by the concern on certain types of security vehicle.
A Land-Rover— a normal-control model—formed the basis of a security vehicle called the Transvault shown by Leavesley Engineering Ltd. This particular example was designed for the paying out of wages on construction sites and has a paying-out counter at the rear. The whole of the bodywork is of bulletproof steel plate and a drop flap covers the rear paying-out window when the vehicle is on the road. All windows of the vehicle are of Leavlite security glass, which the concern also makes. This glass is a relatively recent development and has been tested to stop a high-velocity rifle bullet at a range of 25 yd. A curved windscreen of Leavlite was on display.
No bodies were actually shown by Dagenham Motors Ltd., which took part in the exhibition, but photographs were used to illustrate the type of security and bullion vehicles produced by the concern on various models of Thames chassis.
Users of vehicles for the safe transfer of money and valuables which were represented were Securicor Ltd. and Uxbridge Security Co. Ltd., as well as Factoryguards and Security Express, which have already been mentioned. All four companies gave details of the security services which they offer.
Five exhibitors were makers of vehiclesecurity devices. Patfield Electrical Services featured its latest model of fuelpump immobilizer. This unit has a number of recent improvements incorporated and ensures that when the engine is stopped a warning sounds if attempts are made to restart it without the operation of a switch by using a special cylindrical key. Other equipment to protect vehicles and their loads was shown by Johnson Carguard Ltd., G. H. Wood and Co. Ltd., Stella Components Ltd. and the A.F.A. group.